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store room, food supply room and kitchenette on one
side, and leading from the opposite side of the waiting
room a toddlers' room 20ft. x 16ft. There are three
inter-communicating rooms along the rear length of the
building—weighing room, 20ft. x 16ft., nurses' consultation
room 16ft. x 11ft., and doctors' room 9ft. x
15ft. There is a side entrance directly from the
perambulator shed (13ft. x 29ft.), and the usual lavatory
accommodation for adults, toddlers and staffs is provided.
The floors are solid wood block and the building
is very light and airy. It is heated by electricity
throughout by tubular heaters.
The whole accommodation provides for steady working
without any overcrowding or hold-ups, and the
pleasant surroundings are a great help to the children,
mothers and staff.
Total number of attendances:—
(a) By children under one year of age 2122
(b) By children between one and five years 1523
Average attendance 81
Number of children attending for the first time:
(a) Under one year of age 152
(b) Between one and five 141
Number of children medically examined 1150
The work at the clinics could not have been maintained
in view of the large number of children attending
but for the help given by voluntary workers, and our
thanks are hereby expressed.

The number of births notified from institutions was
959, by midwives 228, and bv parents and doctors, etc.,
240.
(iv) Assisted Milk Supply.
During the year the number of families in which
there was an expectant mother or children supplied with
milk free or at half cost was 258, at an approximate
cost of £962. This item is more than double that of
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